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Descriptor English: Piedra
Descriptor Spanish: Piedra
Descriptor piedra (infección)
Entry term(s) tricomicosis nudosa
Scope note: Las dos enfermedades que resultan de la infección micótica del tallo del pelo. La piedra negra afecta al pelo del cuero cabelludo y es causada por Piedraia hortae; la piedra blanca afecta al pelo del cuero cabelludo, pelos del bigote y la barba y áreas genitales y es, causada por especies Trichosporon.
Descriptor Portuguese: Piedra
Descriptor French: Piedra
Entry term(s): Black Piedra
Black Piedras
Piedra, Black
Piedra, White
Piedras
Piedras, Black
Piedras, White
White Piedra
White Piedras
Tree number(s): C01.150.703.753
C17.800.329.992
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010854
Scope note: Either of two diseases resulting from fungal infection of the hair shafts. Black piedra occurs mainly in and on the hairs of the scalp and is caused by Piedraia hortae; white piedra occurs in and on the hairs of the scalp, beard, moustache and genital areas and is caused by Trichosporon species.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
TM transmission
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under MYCOSES 1975-90
Online Note: search MYCOSES 1966-74
History Note: 91(75); was see under MYCOSES 1975-90
DeCS ID: 11286
Unique ID: D010854
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2011/06/24
Piedra - Preferred
Concept UI M0016845
Scope note Either of two diseases resulting from fungal infection of the hair shafts. Black piedra occurs mainly in and on the hairs of the scalp and is caused by Piedraia hortae; white piedra occurs in and on the hairs of the scalp, beard, moustache and genital areas and is caused by Trichosporon species.
Preferred term Piedra
Entry term(s) Piedras
White Piedra - Narrower
Concept UI M0556368
Preferred term White Piedra
Entry term(s) Piedra, White
Piedras, White
White Piedras
Black Piedra - Narrower
Concept UI M0556367
Preferred term Black Piedra
Entry term(s) Black Piedras
Piedra, Black
Piedras, Black



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